Sunday, May 5, 2024, 7:00pm
Popejoy Hall 
This is an overview of what each set of students will perform during the Enchantment Awards: ​More details will be provided to the participants when they are named in the spring.

​We also have provided an overview of the schedule from announcement through show closing.

Best Actresses/Actors

What they perform
  • Our individual nominees for Best Actress and Best Actor perform an opening musical number as an ensemble and another as a finale.
  • Each individual nominee will also perform a selection from their nominated role in a medley with their fellow nominees. 
  • They must be prepared to sing a solo, two and a half minutes or less.
Music
  • Opening and closing number music will be distributed ahead of the first rehearsal and students will be expected to have their parts learned when they arrive.
  • Each nominee will be asked to sing about 90 seconds of a song from their nominated role and will be adjudicated on that performance.
  • All students must have two solos prepared in addition to their character song. We will pick one of the solos for the student to work on during the week with us. Each nominee will sing their solo for a panel of judges the day before the performance and be scored on that solo.
  • Nominee solos can not be from the student’s adjudicated role. We highly recommend choosing solos from a list of songs approved by the Jimmy Awards, which is published every spring.
  • Our two winners may choose a song not on the list, but it is subject to approval by the Jimmy Awards, should that nominee be chosen to represent our state in New York.
  • We are available to help students select two solo songs any time in the year.​
Judging
  • Best Actress/Best Actor (BA/BAs) nominees will sing their solos for a panel of judges on Saturday, May 4, before the production moves into Popejoy. Those judges will issue a score for each nominee’s performance.
  • BA/BAs will all sing in the character medleys in Act One the night of the show. A separate group of judges in Popejoy will score each of those performances. Scores from the character medleys will be added to the scores from the solo performances on Saturday to determine the ten finalists.
  • The five Best Actress nominees and the five Best Actor nominees with the highest scores will sing their solos in Act Two. Those ten performances will be judged live by the judges present. Scores for their solos in Act Two (and only those scores) will be tabulated and used to determine our Best Actress and Best Actor. 
Workshops
  • Best Actress/Actor nominees will attend workshops during the week interspersed with rehearsals. 
  • At least one workshop will focus on auditioning skills.

Best Supporting Actresses/Actors

What they perform
  • We are restructuring the performance opportunities to give our nominees for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor a greater presence in the Enchantment Awards.
Music
  • Music will be distributed ahead of the first rehearsal.
  • Students will be expected to have their parts learned when they arrive.
Workshops
  • Best Supporting Actress/Actor nominees will attend a workshop designed for them. 

Directors Choice Chorus (DCC)

What they perform
  • Directors Choice Chorus members will sing in either the first act finale or the opening number for the second act.
Music
  • Music will be distributed ahead of the first rehearsal.
  • Students will be expected to have their parts learned when they arrive.
Workshops
  • DCC members will attend a workshop designed for them. 

Production Ensembles

What they perform
  • Our five finalists for our three production awards are invited to perform one large number from their show.
  • The musical number chosen should be no longer than five minutes.
  • If a school cannot attend the show, we will discuss alternative options.
Music
​The selected musical number performed for our awards show:
  • Must be approved in advance by our team.
  • Should capture the character and spirit of the production and include as many ensemble members as possible.
  • May be performed with your show’s own piano accompanist or with ours, your choice.
  • Bands, orchestras and pre-recorded tracks of any kind are not allowed.

Workshops
  • Production ensemble members will attend a workshop designed for them. 
Special notes for production ensembles:
  • Schools may not make special lighting, scenic or sound requests.
  • Dressing rooms will be provided.
  • A very limited number of props or set elements may be included in the number but your cast must be able to place them and remove them in 30 seconds or less.
  • The Teacher/Director is expected to be at any required rehearsals for the ensembles and for the performance.
  • During the show, cast members will be provided seats in the audience with their ensemble until it is time to prepare for their performance.​
2024 Participation and Rehearsal Schedule

April 15-19
Nominees Announced
​All nominees will be announced during this week at a date and time yet to be determined.

April 22-26
Online orientation and advance BA nominee rehearsal
​An online orientation for all participants and a rehearsal for all Best Actress/Best Actor nominees will both happen during this week.
 
April 29 - May 4
Live rehearsals will be held in Albuquerque
Weekday rehearsals will be held from 4-10pm. Saturday’s rehearsal starts at 10:00am and will go to 10:00pm.
  • ​First live rehearsal for Best Actress/Actors is Monday, April 29.
  • First live rehearsal for Best Supporting Actresses/Actors and DCC is Friday, May 3, 4pm.
  • Production ensembles will be assigned different call times on Friday and/or Saturday.

May 5
​Tech Rehearsal/Dress Rehearsal/Performance
  • Rehearsal begins at 8:00am. (Some may be given a later call time.)
  • Dress rehearsal begins at 2:00pm.
  • ​Performance starts at 7:00pm.

All information is subject to change.
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